Mcelmee stewart



No. 622,559.4 Patented Apr. 4, m99. Maman-: STEWART.

n med May 28, 189e NITED STATES PATENT MCELMER STEVART, OFKANSAS CITY,MISSOURI, ASS'IGNOR OF ONEIIALF TO JOHN T. WELLINGTON, OF SAME PLACE.

HORSESHOE.v

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 622,559, dated April 4,1899.

Application filed May 28, 1898.

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, MOELMER STEWART, of Kansas City, Jackson county,Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inIIorseshoes, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to horseshoes,and more especially to that class ofhorseshoes provided with sound-deadening pads or cushions; and theinvention consists in certain novel and peculiar features ofconstruction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter describedand claimed.

The object of the invention is to produce a shoe of the character abovementioned possessing Wear pads or cushions which when sufficiently wornto render it desirable may be replaced by new ones at small cost.

A further object is to produce a shoe of this character which is ofsimple and inexpensive construction and can befitted to the hoof of ananimal with the same ease and despatch that an ordinary shoeis securedin place.

Other objects of the invention will hereinafter appear, and in order'that it may be fully understood I will proceed to describe it withreference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l represents aninverted plan view of a horseshoe embodying my invention. Fig. 2represents a section taken on the line II II of Fig. l. Fig. 3represents a perspective view, det-ached, of one of the sound-deadeningpads or cushions.

In the said drawings, l designates a horseshoe of the usual or anypreferred material and general contour, and said shoe is provided at itsfront end with the depending and substantially circular enlargement2,provided with a circular socket 3, the upright Wall'of which convergesdownwardly,as shown clearly in Fig. 2, for a purpose which willhereinafter appear. 4: designates similar circular enlargementsdepending from the rear or heel ends of the shoe, and said enlargementsare provided with circular sockets of precisely the same style as thatalready described. Said heel enlargements, however, are strengthened orbraced by means of the ribs 5, which extend forward a suitable distanceand are Serial No. 682,084. (No model.)

formed integral with the shoe, and the shoe is also provided at itsfront end'and upper side with the upwardly -projecting lug 6, againstwhich the hoof is secured in order that the securing nails shall berelieved 55 largely of lateral strain. This lug 0, however,

is in common use.

The pads or cushions for the front and heel ends of the shoe are ofprecisely the same construction, except that the former is by 6opreference of somewhat greater diameter than the latter. Therefore adescription of one will suffice for all. Said pad or cushion bypreference consists of a combination of solel leather or its equivalentand rubber or its 65 equivalent, the former being designed for directcontact with the ground and the shoe, as it possesses good Wearingproperties, while the latter is designed to act as a cushion for theformer, so as to relieve it largely of the 7o shock or jar whichaccompanies eachstep of the animal, which shock or jar would in acomparatively short time break or cause the disintegration of thecomparatively hard leather unless it was cushioned in some manner. 75Said pad consists, preferably, of the lower member or tread-surface 7,of leather or its equivalent, the upper or socket member 8, of leatheror its equivalent, provided with a cavity 9 in its upper side, and adisk 10, of 8o rubber or its equivalent, which is interposed between.the leather members and which unites the latter by means of cement, orthis union may be established in any other suitable or preferred manner.The disk S, of re- 85 silient or elastic material, is preferably ofgreater diameter than the socket in order that it may underlap theenlargement of the shoe and by pressure against the latter-still furtherrelieve the Wear-surfaces of the pad, as Will 9o becreadily seen. Toposition said pad properly in one of said sockets-the socket 3,for innstance-the upper leather member8 is prefer- -ably compressed slightlyand forced into the socket 3, this action at the same time tending 95-to atten out the upper surface of said mem ber, and therefore excludepractically all of the air between the same and the base of the socket.When forced completelyin, it is released and being permitted to expandmore at loo its upperl than at its lower margin is dovetailed in saidsocket. Furthermore, the vacuum created between the base of the socketand the Vupper end of the member 8 of the pad by suctional actionassists in holding the pad reliably in position. As an additionalprecaution, the member 8 may be cemented in said socket by applying acoating of cement to the upright Wall of the socket or, which is thesame thing, to the upright wall of the member 8 before the latter isintroduced into the socket, as will be readily understood. By thismethod of securing the pad it is absolutely impossible for it to bedislodged unless it be cut or dug out by meansof a suitable tool, aswill be readily understood,fand this of course may be done when one padbecomesso worn that it necessary to replace it, or, agaim'the pad may besecured reliably in position by extending a pin (see dotted lines, Fig.l) through the socket-wall and through the pad.

The shoe proper is practically indestructible and may be used for anindefinite length of time, and this feature also, it Willbe observed, isof peculiar advantage, owing to the fact that it is unnecessary torepeatedly puncture the animals-hoof by nailing a succession of shoesthereon.

The heel-pads, which are of precisely the same construction as abovestated, are also secured in position in the manner described. Vhen inuse, the disk 10 bears against the lower end of the socket-wall.

It will thus be seen that I have produced a horseshoe which renders thetravel of the horse practically noiseless, which is comfortable to andeasy on the hoof, and which embodies also the advantageous featuresenumerated in the statement of invention, and it is to be understoodthat I reserve the right to make such changes in the detailconstruction, arrangement, form, or proportion of the parts as properlyfall Within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A horseshoe, provided with a socket at its under side, and a pad securedtherein, and comprising an upper member fitting in the socket, a loweror tread-surface member, and a resilient or cushion member interposedbetween the first-named members, and also bearing against the lower endof the socket-wall, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

MCELMER STEWART. IVitnesses:

M. R. REMLEY, F. S. THRAsHER.

